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difference acted upon the minds of himself and partners, that they had come so the determination to make no increase Wllatever in their manufactories here, but to look abroad ; "Astd they had, more than once, been upon the point of form ing establishments out of this country, in Germany, and very probably in America. Such was their conviction of the effect of the Corn-laws." Here we have the head of a large house declaring that it is the intention of himself and partners to make no in crease in their manufactories here, but to look abroad. We have heard that several manufacturers of this country, possessed of capital, dissatisfied with one low profits to which the landowners have reduced them, and the perpe tually increasing difficulties they have to contend with, are embarking extensively in establishments abroad. Mr. Greg placed in a , luminous point of view the effect of a repeal of the Corn-laws. " How can we retrace our steps? The only chance of eacape was to repeal the Corn-laws, the operation of which was this : the imposition of Corn-laws first deprived our cus tomers of tyre means of payment, for by those laws we said we woul'fs not take their money. It was not a question of mone:; on the one hand and poverty on the other, but we diss.inctly said, We do not like your money.' The next step was to make the foreigner a manufacturer, the next step is the process was to give him cheap and to us dear focd, and so on until our ruin was about to be consummated. Now repeal the Corn-laws, and the first effect was to give the foreigner dearer, and ourselves cheaper food, to create custom ers where we had no customers before, to found an agricultural interest there to preponderate against the manufacturing interest, and to snake this newly created interest to mode rate the high protective duties sought by the manufacturers, by saying of us 'these are our customers.' What said the southern states of America, when the northern wished to have high, protection ? These are our customers,' said they, these high duties will interfere with our trade.' So it Would be in Germany ; the agriculturists would say sse are good customers of ours ; we cannot allow you to impose these high duties.' We might return to a prospe rous state, if we would thus exchange our clothing for food ; for they were the great articles of interchange which never could end, and to which no limit could be assigned, for both were necessaries. If we did this, millions might exist abroad that did not now exist; and in our own country millions might exist who had no existence now. But, to put the case in an extreme point of view, suppose we had an extra twelve millions of population consuming our foreign corn and not one quarter of English wheat, what would be our condition? In the first place, double the population would consume double the quantity of butchers' meat, double the quantity of milk, and a greater quantity of land would be required; conse quently the land, instead of declining in value, would actually be advanced. So far there was no fear for the owners of land, except in the continuance of the present odious and impolitic law. If we doubled the population, we should have only half the taxation ; and supposing we reduced the taxation one-half, and doubled the population, we thereby doubled the demand for agricultural produce, and we should all be in a more pros perous condition." We alluded on Thursday last to the statements made by Mr. Smith on the first day. Our exports, he observed, were fast changing their character. " In Switzerland (he observed) the trade bad been so great as csanpletely to supersede our exports of twist to that country, except for very fine numbers. A gentleman present could state that scarcely any numbers were now sent below 100's, and at one lime we exported thither as low as B's and 10's. The cotton manufacture was rapidly extending in Bohemia, the Tyrol, Lombardy, Naples, and Savoy. The same results were taking place in other commodities, as well as cotton. While recently at Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Leicester, and Derby, he had picked up some facts, important and inte resting, as showing the progress of foreign manufactures. The total export of hardware and cutlery from Great Britain, in. 1824, was 12,285 tons ; in 1834, 16,275 tons, or stn increase of 33 per cent. This was in striking contrast to the increase in the export of the raw material. In 1834 the export of bar and pig iron and castings was 34,595 tons; in 1834, 106,467 tons. The Sheffield people complained that there was no increase in their export trade ; and in 1820 the export of unwrought steel was 326 tons ; in ]834 it was 1,709 tons—an increase of 550 per cent. With these vast exports of raw iron and unwrought steel, added to the export, of coals, the foreign manufacturers were enabled to make articles at a cheaper rate than in this country ; and it was important to notice the great increase in the export of coals coincident with the increase in that of raw iron and un wsought steel. In 1820, the export of coals was 58,672 tons ;in .1835, 546,338 tons. Surely, then, foreign competition was to farce ; and he thought it was the duty of the Chamber, in its petition, to take much higher ground than that taken by the petition just read, or at all e vents b y its prayer. At Wolverh am pt on h e was informed by a gentleman who had intended to be present at this meeting, that a great nunabsr of articles formerly manufactured in that town, and bought by the merchants there for shipment to foreign countries (for export first to Germany), had long since ceased to be supplied from Wolverhampton. Amongst these :articles were scythes, bolts, coffee-mills, &e. These things were now made in Germany, so much lower than in Wolver hampton, that the Wolverhampton merchants had now become purchasers of them in Germany to export to other foreign eon:Arias, instead of buying them in Wolverhampton. Ger man travellers now came with pattern cards, drawings, and prices of these articles to the English markets. He had ap plied in London for a sheet of these German patterns, but the party had returned it to the traveller. These agents of German houses visit London twice a-year with samples, pat terns, and manuscript drawings; these houses bad also agen cies in New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and other large towns of the United States, for the sale of hardware goods, -made in Germany, and shipped from Hamburg. His infor mant said that very few of these articles equalled the English ones in quality ; but they were low-priced, and were found to answer the purpose of both seller and buyer. At Birming ham be (Mr. Smith) met about fifty or sixty of the first mer chants and manuketurers, who gave him some very interesting details. The 'largest export merchant there told him, that for years past lie had gradually been losing the export of one article or other." Mr. Smith instanced a number of commodities in which foreigners were beating us. Buttons were imported 20 per cent. cheaper than they could be made in Birmingham. Worsted hosiery can also be imported cheaper than it can be manuf-actured in this country : Sa.xony already manufactured as large an amount of cot ton Ivisiery as Great Britain ; and she exported 1,500,000 doze.a pairs, while our export was only 430,000 pairs. Sax or .3r exported to the United States about as much cotton ho stler), as we exported to the whale world ; and she not only exported to other foreign countries, but also to Great Britain. Ile held in his hand a beautiful specimen of Saxon-made cot ton hosiery (a white cotton open-worked glove, for ladies' wear, such as he understood could not be made in this coun try ; 'sad for these gloves a hosier in Manchester gave 3s. 6d. per dozen pairs. He exhibited another beautiful specimen of li.osiery, a stocking of foreign manufacture, with one of similar Quality, but English manufacture. The latter, a hosier at Nottingham told him, was there worth 6s. a dozen pair ; the price of the Saxon article at Hamburg was 3s. 2d. per dozen pairs. Ile next showed other beautiful specimens of stockings of a better quality, both Saxon and English manufacture ; the price of the latter at Nottingham being 235. a dozen, and of the former at Hamburg 12s. 41d. a dozen. With such facts as these before them, would any gentleman say that foreign competition was a farce ?" Mr. Smith on Thursday last went into a number of state anents, corroborative of those made by him on the former day. It was very difficult, he observed, to ruin a country like ours, abounding in wealth, but were they to be insen sible to the handwriting on the wall ? We had become wealthy in consequence of the enormous increase in our pro ductive power, which had enabled us to bear up against heavy taxation and the monopoly of the landowners ; but every thing depended on our superiority as producers, and it was of the highest importance that every obstruction to our industry should be removed. These are samples of the opinions and statements delivered at these important meet ings. The speakers are not mob orators, but wealthy mer chants and manufacturers intimately acquainted with the subjects which they discussed. They see that the time is come when it is no longer safe to remain passive. Lord Melbourne truly observed that the people of England could only hope to obtain the repeal of the Corn-laws by showing that they were in earnest in wishing it. Several of the speakers at the meeting attacked with some asperity Mr. Poulett Thomson for not taking a more decided part with regard to the Corn-laws ' • but the Right Honourabl e Gentleman i s b ut one of the members of a Cabinet, and whatever hi s opinions individually that he should act against the determination of the Cabin e t. What the Manchester people have to do is to raise a wind capable of moving the Cabinet, when effecthenof course Mr. Mr. Poulett will be enabled to give We foresee that this affair of the Corn-laws wi o ll w e n re vie lo w n s e: array the population of the towns against the landowners and their dependants. The intelligent men of the g reat towns, who understand how to apply e power, squires when they fairly begin to agitate, will s h ow t h they are superior as men of business. We have no doubt that the squires will be beat. The indignation o f the country will paralyse them. Many of the most wealthy too of the aristocracy are as satisfied as the enlight ened manufacturers of Manchester can be, that the Corn .aws only apparently benefit the owners of the soil. Those rndowners, indeed, who have already ate their cake and ould yet have it, are aware that a diminution of rent would throw them into the workhouse ; but all who are bona fide the owners of their own lands would in reality benefit by the repeal of the Corn-laws. Be this, however, as it may, we must now have a long pull, a strong pull, and a pull altogether. The landowners must give way to the people in a cause maintained on the one hand by ignorant selfishness and the most revolting injustice, and on the other by truth and justice.—Morning Chronicle. We find, in the Birmingham Journal of Saturday last, some dolorous observations on the readiness with which the national petition has every where been signed. and the backwardness on the subject of the national rent. Some of the Scotch and Welsh were, it seems, simple enough to pay ; but the English Chartists are, it seems, wiser in their generation, having a profound esteem for the saying of our great dramatist— 0 6 Base is the knave who pays." " Except from a few places of Scotland," says the Editor, " chiefly in the western part of that country, and from one or two towns in Wales, we have hitherto received little definite information with respect to the progress of the collection, or whether any collection has been entered upon. Had every one of those persons who claim the place if not the title of the leaders of the people, instead of criminations of all men, and nearly all things, directed a very little of their attention and that of their hearers to the plain practical question of the national rent, the moral contest on which the members of the Conven tion ace called to enter might have been placed in a much more favourable position than it now occupies, or seems des tined to occupy." This is a home-thrust at the leaders. They have got souls quite above such paltry considerations as the Editor of the Birmingham Journal alludes to. Alack, that the same hands that so readily sign petitions should be so back ward in turning out the contents of their pockets ! As a specimen of the criminations in question, we take the fol lowing, which the Weekly CT/ironic/6 the Sunday organ of the Chartists, attributes to Mr. Bronterre O'Brien, one of their leaders. Replying to Mr. O'Connell's eulogy of the men " who constitute the real wealth, the strength, the life, the virtue, and the energy of the country," he exclaims— " It is a lie, ' a wicked, damned lie,' O'Connell. The middle classes are not the real wealth, the life, the strength, the virtue, and the energy of the country. They are, on the contrary, the real poverty, the death, the weakness, the vice, and the incubus of the country. The middle classes of Ire land are—what the middle classes are in every other ' civi lized' country on earth—they are a lying, cheating, griping, grinding, exacting, accumulating, slave-driving, pinch-pauper, water-gruelling race ; no more like what their Creator made human beings to be than the crucifiers of Jesus Christ were like the Redeemer himself. They are an insatiable and re morseless horde of conspirators against the rights and happi ness of the bulk of their fellow-creatures." This is a caricature of a fraction of the middle classes drawn lately by a band from whom better things might have been expected. The Chartists seem to be .progressing queerly.—Morning Chronicle. Sir James Graham has some reason for exclaiming " Save me from my friends." The Tory party in the Town Council of Glasgow, in a luckless hour for the Right Hon. Baronet, determined that the freedom of the city should be conferred on him, and accordingly be has ob tained the freedom in question ; but there are few persons who would have consented to purchase that honour at the expense of so much damage to his character. Sir James, though he be a repentant sinner, and ashamed of the ex treme, nay, wicked principles, he once advocated, cannot so far direst himself of self-love as to listen unmoved to the catalogue of his enormities furnished by Mr. Gray at the meeting of the Council : " Is it possible," said Mr. Gray, " that Mr. Brown—is it not a standing living miracle—that he, a high Tory and Conserva tive, should come forward and move the freedom of the city, on the principle which he had stated, to Sir J. Graham--to a man who has supported all the doctrines of the ultra- Radicals—who has praised the French Revolution—sanctioned the three glorious days of July—who has spoken at elections in terms of rapture of the tri-coloured flag and the tri-coloured cockade—who delibe rately proposed to expunge a portion of the national debt— ' who went into Parliament as one of the liberal Whigs of the old school, supporting all the principles of Fox, all the prin. ciples of Grey, all the principles, in fact, of those who, for disseminating them, have been denominated ultra- Radicals ? Do I state these facts against Sir James Graham without foundation ? No ; I will not do him injustice in a single word." This is pretty well for a beginning. But Mr. Gray pur sued Sir James with a relentless industry through his incon sistent career. He concluded his speech with the following spirited appeal : " You are preparing to confer honour on one who has been an apostate and renegade from his political principles. I am not here to question whether these principles were right or wrong. But they are principles which he professed in former years. If he was right then he cannot be right now. If he be right now, he must have been wrong then. And will you con fer honour, not on a man who has preserved political consis tency during his life, but on one who, descended though he may be from " John of the Bright Sword," has yet lost all character for consistency, and is branded with apostacy from his political principles. If so, take care that you be not also branded as apostates and renegades from your prin ciples. Had be been a consistent high Tory, and were a majority of the council, as I fear as they are, high Tories too, I could have then understood and appreciated the honour in tended for Sir J. Graham ; but, as he is, what I have already called him, a political apostate and renegade from Liberal that the Queen's chief Minister in Ireland, for such Lord Morpeth is, should publicly, before the whole Irish people, lend his countenance to men who, a few days be fore that on which they became his honoured guests, had been loudly proclaiming their determination to dismember the dtni [lions of his Royal Mistress ? The Precursors' Society has, it may be said, reformed its constitution. But have its members undergoneany similar transformation of character, or purpose? Determined as much as ever to agitate for the Ballot, for pauper suffrage, for permission to swamp the House of Commons with Irish Papists, they have for the present withdrawn their threatened alternative of Repeal. But who believes that they are not Repealers in heart and purpose, now as much as before they consented to accommodate their friends of the Administration by a temporary change of language ? The whole meaning of this change is, that they think they may get more by suppressing the threat, than they could, for the present at least, hope to obtain by its means. And as an earnest of what is to come, Lord Morpeth begins by giving them a dinner !—Morning Post. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, Diee. 22. THE RIVER DUNN COMPANY V. THE NORTH MIDLAND RAIL- WAY COMPANY. This was an appeal from the Vice-Chancellor, who had refused an injunction to restrain the Railway Company from proceeding with their works in the vicinity of the canal, and in a part which was alleged to trench on the defendant's towing- path . The LORD CHANCELLOR gave judgment now, and allud ing to the case made for the plaintiff, said that the defend ants proceeded on two Acts of Parliament, the first of which gave them power to diverge from their line within two years, and the second of which they contended had the effect of continuing the powers of the first Act. His Lord. ship was of opinion that the second Act might bear the construction the defendants put on it, and he, therefore, did not think that under such circumstances he would he justified in granting the injunction ; but still he was of opinion that there was something for the plaintiffs to raise a question ; and if they thought on advice that it would be for their advantage to require it, he was willing to point out the form of the issue which they might try. At present the appeal must be dismissed. There was an interim injunction granted against the Railway Company, to restrain their meddling with the ground until judgment was given on the appeal. This injunction his Lordship also dismissed but reserved the question of costs. V ICE-CHAN CELL OR' S COURT, Dile. 22. NYE V. MAULE. Mr. KNIGHT Bauch appeared in support of a petition on the part of the plaintiffs, which prayed an advance of a sum of 500/. out of the estate of an intestate, to which Mr. Mimle, the Solicitor of the Treasury, had administered, to enable them to try an issue, which was pending, whether they could make out their title as next of kin against the Crown. A sum of 250/. had been already advanced to try a former issue, which had the effect of narrowing the ques tion as regarded the Crown to the claim of the present plain tiffs only ; and an affidavit was now produced that the mo ney had been bona fide laid out in the law proceedings. Of course the parties should undertake to account in any man ner the Court should require f or th e out l ay o f what it should think proper now to advance. His HONOUR made the order for both advances. DEVAYNES V. NOBLE. The petition of Mr. Sergeant Wilde and Mrs. Wilde, prayed that Robert Garrett, the receiver of the estates of the late Mr. Devaynes, should be removed, and a new re ceiver appointed, and that William Angus Devaynes, who was the grandson of Mr. Devaynes, and R. Garrett, should pay Mrs. Wilde the arrears of an annuity of 1,°3001., to which she was entitled as the widow of Mr. Devaynes, and that the new receiver should pay the several annuities charged on the estate, and should pay the balance of the rents and profits to William Angus Devaynes. His Hommit made the order as prayed for payment, and for the appointment of a new receiver. MUNCH V. COCKEREL. This was one of the many suits for breach of trust whici have arisen from the loss of trust funds by the failure of Palmer and Co., at Calcutta. The case was argued a considerable time ago. His Honour decreed an account of what was due to Mrs. Munch in respect to the balance in the hands of Palmer and Co., at the time of their failure, and that the amount should be paid out of the estates of Sir Charles Cockerell and H. Trail, with costs, And, as assets were not admitted by the legal representatives of '.hose persons, an account was directed of their estates. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, DEC. 22. BOURGET AND OTHERS V. ROTHSCHILD AND OTHERS. . _ ~ _......... principles, and a recent convert to Tory doctrines and prac tices, the Tories of this council will earn for themselves a curi ous character, indeed, by voting such an honour. Can you tolerate a renegade? Can you be satisfied with one who blows hot and cold ?" This is conferring honour with a vengeance. Why, the very children in the streets must point with derision at the unhappy victim, whom the Tories have, as it were, dragged to a place of execution. Sir James will have cause to re member Glasgow to the last day of his life.—illornin,g Chronicle. We make the following startling extract from the chief leading article of the Leeds Mercury of Saturday " The price of corn continues to rise with fearful rapidity, The average price of wheat for the last six weeks (not merely of good wheat, but also including the damaged grain) is 745. sd.! the average for the week ending December 14, is 78s. 4d.1 and yesterday wheat rose from 2s. to 3s. per quarter in the Wakefield market I The price of corn has not been so high for twenty years. It is now high time for Leeds and all the other trading communities of Yorkshire and Lan cashire to commence a system of persevering exertion for the abolition of the Corn-laws. Within six weeks Parliament will assemble; and those six weeks ought to be diligently em ployed in the holding of public meetings and the preparing of petitions." We concur with our provincial Contemporary, that the manufacturing classes must bestir themselves. The Session of Parliament will soon be here—the people and their Liberal Representatives, and the Press, cannot be better occupied during the interval than in explaining and agi tating this important question. We assert that the Corn-laws are a palpable violation of the fundamen tal principles of commercial legislation. The object of all legislation is, first, to facilitate the means of ob taining subsistence by the people, and next to facilitate the production of wealth. Both these ob jects are obstructed by the Coro-laws. They obstruct the means of subsisting the population, and they trammel the exertions of industry in producing wealth. By these laws the British people are prevented from buying food in the cheapest mar k e t s , an d for what purpose? For the purpose of compelling them to pay a dear price, artificially created, to the domestic landed proprietor. The first con sequence is the creation of a startling difference between the price of corn in England and the price of corn on the continent. The second consequence is, that every operate artisan, and manufacturer has to pay from 43 to 63 per cent. more for his food, for the price of bread involves the price of all other food, than the same class on the adjacent continent. Now, the merest tyro in political economy knows that the price of food regulates the cost of produc tion and the value of commodities. It is the principal clement in the price of our staple manufactures. 'What are the results ? The restricted comforts and enjoyments of our population, and obstruction and deterioration of our foreign trade. These results are so clear that " he who runs may read" them. The commercial and manufacturing classes in this country have been too long supine and indifferent to the disastrous anomaly of the Corn-laws, which by prohibiting the free trade in human food, prohibits the free development of all other trades in a commensurate proportion. It is time that they should shake off this lethargy, and exert themselves to ob tain, if not the entire redress, at least some mitigation, of an injustice which injures themselves as a class, while it does not the slightest good to the aggressive class, and inflicts a deep wound on the general prosperity of this commercial country. They must think and act with energy for themselves. The people never obtain justice unless they are prepared to show that they deserve it—in con formity with the French adage, "aide toi et le ciel Caldera." When the rustic in the fable prayed to Hercules to get the wheel of his waggon out of the rut into which it had sunk, his answer was, " First set your shoulder to the wheel, and then pray for help, which, as soon as you deserve it, you will obtain."—Morning Advertiser. The Precursor Society, now that it is so far reformed as to render it possible for men calling themselves the ser vants of her Majesty to maintain alliance with its members, seems destined to higher honours than were ever conferred, even by the most liberal of Irish Governments, upon any of the numerous associations which have preceded it in the annals of Irish agitation. Our Dublin Correspondent in forms us that on Thursday last Lord Morpeth entertained at dinner a distinguished party, and adds a list of the guests, from which we learn that the Noble Lord's party was literally a Select Committee of the Precursor Society, every man at table, excepting the Noble Lord himself and the Under-Secretary of the Government, Mr. Drummond, being Precursors. There were Mr. O'Con nell, the father of' the Society ; Mr. Purcell, its Chairman ; Fathe r Fore, one, we presume, of its chaplains ; Mr. Morgan O'Connell, P recursor ; Mr. Daniel O'Connell, n., Precursor ; M r . M a h oney, P recursor ; M r . 3 . D . Mullin, Precursor ; Mr. Marmion Savage, Pre cursor .0 r i‘ s i o u r r ; . ph M recu Precursor r M r Carew O'Dwyer, Precursor ; Mr. Pigott, we think, tart', before Mr Fitzsimon, Precursor; Mr. George Evans, Pr. Counsellor . Murphy, Precursor ; and Mr. f e o cursor. There is a reasonable chance, the chief a n d became as goodP r the re the entertainment was over, both sub-secretaries of Lord Mulgrave recruiting as the rest. During the war, when the o b f li a es r , eo b r e o in it g ing afelrvice was vigorously carried on, we have heard of young fellows, country fairs and other sergeant slipping a shilling of with9ut . knowing it, by the King's money into their pockets. s k o s m ti e ve ro a g s u se e m This is not exactly the way in which Mr. O'Connell en li sts his Precursors. In respect to the slipping of the shilling, t h e operation would have to be reversed. We are not quite sure, how ever, that the Noble Lord and the Under-Secretary are on this account the less likely to hav e b een enlisted unconsciously. But to be serious. Is it not monstrous This was an action by the executors of a foreigner to re. cover from the defendants, as executors of the lute Nathan Mayor 'Rothschild, a sum of 3,1631., with 31. per cent. in terest for the same, which it was alleged had been deposited with Mr. Rothschild, on his receipt, acknowledging the re ceipt of the same, and his liability to pay 3/. per cent. inte• rest till the principal sum was repaid, There were several pleas on the record, setting up a defence that the money had been in fact paid by Mr. Rothschild to Mr. Henry Win chester, who was at that time Lord Mayor of London, in consequence of a document having been produced to him, Mr. Rothschild, addressed to the Chief Magistrate of the city of London, and making some kind of disposition of his property. The defendants considered they ought not to pay the m o ney t o th e pl a i nt iff s w i t h out h av i ng th e opinion of this Court. Lord DENMAN had no doubt in the matter, and a verdict was therefore returned for the plaintiffs. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, DEC. 22. GIBSON AND OTHERS V. BENNET. This was an action of trover to recover the value of ' a bill of exchange, brought by the assignees of a bank rupt named Green. The defendant pleaded that at the time of his bankruptcy Green was not lawfully pos sessed of the bill, and to that plea there was a repli cation, which raised the distinct issue to be tried, viz., whether at the time that this bill had been passed to the de fendant by Green, he (Green) contemplated bankruptcy. It appeared in evidence that the defendant had been in the habit of advancing various sums of money to Mr. Green on short credit, and that in the month of August, 18:34, he ad vanced to Green 2051., in payment of which sum Green, on the 3d or sth of September followinn sent him the bill of exchange, to recover which the present action was brought, and which was for 2051., drawn by Green on a third party, and accepted by him. Previously to this transac tion Mr. Green had been insolvent for a considerable time, and to a large amount, and on September 4th, having ap plied to his bankers, and failed to procure any further ad vance from them, he stopped payment. There was a meeting of his creditors on the IRh of that month, and on the 11th of October he became a bankrupt. A ques tion arose in the cause—whether this bill was sent to the defendant before or after the 4th of September, when Green first stopped payment ? In the bankrupt's book the delivery of the bill was entered as having occurred on the 3d of September ; but his clerk stated that it had been so entered by his direction, though the transaction really took place on the sth. With regard to the main question, the bankrupt's attorney stated that Mr. Green had committed an act of bankruptcy on the 11th of October by his advice, but that lie (Green) had expected to compromise the matter with his creditors. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE, in summing up, told the Jury that it was not enough for the plaintiff to prove that when Mr. Green delivered to the defendant this bill he was insolvent, nor that he did it in contemplation of a compro mise with his creditors : the plaintiff must satisfy them that it was done in contemplation of bankruptcy ; and, looking at the circumstances of this case, it was for them to con sider what might be the expectation of a reasonable man under such circumstances. If they thought the bill had been delivered in contemplation of bankruptcy, the delivery was void, and their verdict must be for the plaintiff ; but, if they came to the contrary conclusion, then it must be for the defendant. The Jury retired, and returned for the defendant. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, DEC. 22. IN THE MATTER OF THOMAS HALLS, ESQ. Mr. WOODROFFE applied in the case of Thomas Halls, Esq., ex-Magistrate of Bow-street, who had been some time residing within the rules of the Queen's Bench Prison, for further time to file his schedule on which he would appear for hearing. It appeared, from an affidavit of Mr. Halls' attorney, that a creditor named Webb, a soli citor of Great Marlborough-street, had applied to the Court under the compulsory clause, and o n hi s petition a vesting order had b een ma de, by which order th e estate and effects were vested in the provisional assignee. By the same if?rined th a t an au thority the in s olv e nt was called upon t o fil e h i s petition in fourteen days. The vesting order was obtainedexierdr Theth attorney the Ist inst forant, and the d the insolventtinie had had consequentlyhe?n p at tachment would be moved for against him (Mr. Halls) for not obeying the order, and the present appli cat i on w a s to extend the ti me . It was s tated in the affidavit that Mr. Henry Gompertz had negotiated a great numb er o f bill s o f exchange, and 'the required information to comp l ete the schedule had not been obtained. It was expected within ten days, and the schedule would be filed. The Learned Counsel moved that three weeks might be allo we d to Mr. Halls. The C ourt gran ted the application. THE SUN, LONDON, _MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1838. PRICES OF CANALS, DOCK STOCKS ASSURANCE COMPANIES,&c. &c. &c. LONDON, FRIDAY, DEC. 21. Number Dividend Prtce of per CANALS. per Shares. Annum. Paid. Share 1,766 7 pei cent. Ashton and Oldham....Average 971.185. sh. 195 ~.otp2 41. Ashby-de-le-Zouch Average 1151.5 h. 73 1,260 Basingstoke lOOl.O. 1,005 5/ . Brecknock and Abergavenny 1501.5 h. 90 8,000 1-Ifish. 91 6s. Birmingham, 1-16th share ~,,. ... .. 8//. & 711. 218 4 1100 Ditto and Liverpool Junct...1 11 .9/. sh. 100 pd 26 600 :U. Bridgewater and Taunton ....1001. sh. all pd 64 40(1 4/. Chelmer and Blackwater. lOW. sh. 101 500 481. Coventry 4.545 C,nydon - Average 31/.23.100.8h. .., 2,060/ 4:. Os. Dudley 600 141, Derby 100/. sh . 135 ?0,000 4 per cent. Damine and Mayne 4ll. 13s. 4d .pd 30 3,5751 31 Ellesmere and Chester Average 133/.sh. 8(1 231 62/. Erewash 1001. sh. '771 1,297 28/. Forth and Clyde Average 4401.165. th. 50( 1,60) 121. Grand Junctien llOl. sh. 20: 2,5491 I/. Grand Union 1001.sb 7 , 11,500 Grand Surrey .... .... .., lOOl. sh. 21 0,000!. 4/. per cent. Ditto (optional) Loan lOOl. 6' 3 '196 Grand Western 600 13/.125. Pd. Glamorganshire, Average cost 1721. 13s. 4d. 23 749 101. Grantham 150/.Bh. 21 6,239 21. Os. Huddersfield Average 571. 6s. 6d. sii. l• 100 Kensington 101) sh all psi. 1 5.129 11. ss. Kennet and Avon, Average 391. 18s. 10t1. sh. 1 2,897/ 24/. Leeds and Liverpool 100/. sh. 7 515/ 131. Leicester l4Ol. sh. 2 1,897 61. Os. Leicester and Northampton... Aver f. 31. I Os. 2.406 101. Monmouthshire 100/.sh, 2 150 10/. Melton Mowbray 1 001. e h. I 500 251. Mersey and Irwell lOO/. sh. 1 3.01'0 11. 10s. Macclesfield 1001. sh. all pd. 217 171, Neat li 100/.sh. 2,100 51. Peak Forest Avei.ge about 7411. sh. 1,118 Ifs. Regent's (or London) Aver. 331. 163. 80. sh. 5,669 61. per cent. Rochdale Average 85/. sh. 500 81. Shropshire 1 1 '251.5h. ' 600 91. 10s. Somerset Coal 150/. sh. 3,e110/. 41 percent Ditto Lock Fund Stock 121. 10s. sh. 700 401. Stafford and Worcester 140/. ,h. 500 91. Shrewsbury 125/. sh. 300 9/. Stourbridge .... - „ .... 1451. sh, 3,647 2/. Os. Stratford-on-Avon ...Average 79/. 9s. tsd. sh. 533 15/. Swansea POOL sh. 3,762 I/. 15s. Severn and Wyc and Railway-Av. 35/. sh. 2,60 .I,in. 412/. 10s. Trent and Mersey, 1 share 100/. s h. - 8.149 Thames and Medway... Aver. 191.5 x. £lO. sh, 1,3005 h."/ Hit. Warwick a.iii Birmingham . iOO/.sh• (,0001ch.,S ' 910 151. Warwick and Napton lOOl. sh. 6,18)1) 4/. Os. Worcester and Birmi n gham... Av. 78/.Bs. sh. 5,000 255. Wilts and Berks .. Average 67/. 10s. 80. sh. 1100 31. 1A tile) , and Essington 1251. sh 126 Wisbeach lO5/. sh. I'ol l a. Wey and Aruu llol.sh. Do'.' KS. 2 , 6 08 z ? 3. c Commercial 'ool. sh. 1,1 1 6518h.5 .- East and West India Stock 3,239,310/1. 555. p.ct. London Stock Ditto isonds 2;203 2/. 198. Bristol 63,3241: 5/. per cent. Ditto Notes, various amounts 1,352,752 5 percent. St. Katharine Stock 5410,000 els per rent. Ditto Bonds 200.000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds for 10 years 2.500 Deptford Pies "01. sh. 20/. pd BRIDGES. 1,600 10s. Ilammersmitt 56/.0,, 7,231 Southwark, Old 1,700 1/. 15s. Ditto, New, of 7,-; r, cent. 5O/. sh. 5,000 %Vaterloo 5,0)10 18s. Bd. Ditto, Old Annuities of 8/. 6O/. pd 5,000 16s. 4d. Ditto, New Ditto of 71 401. pd I'o,ooo/. 5/. per cent. Ditto Bonds 1 5,918 173 Vauxhall Average 701, 10s. 3d. sh. ASsURANI7k: COMPANIES. 2,000 31109 Albion 500/. sh. 50/. pd 50.0(8) r 5 per cent.] Alliance, British & Foreign 100/. sh. 101/. pit 1 /. and 15s, 50,000 6 per cent. Ditto, Marine 100/. sh. 51. pd 71,001: 16. per sh. Atlas 50/. sh. 51. pd I 1,)10 nth. 5/. Birmingham 1 ire .........:25(0. sh. S 5/. pd 10' 20,000 4/ percent. British Fire 250/. sh. 50/. pd .1) 12,000 6/. per cent. British Commerical 501. sh. 51. pd ( 5,000 5/. percent. Clerical, Medi...4o,&c. Life, lf,ol sh. 2/10s 'l 4 4,000 2/ tOs County 10(11. sh. 10/. pd 42 20,000 ss. Eagle 5O/. sh. 5/. pd 5 0 ,, r 5 per cent.] Economic Lilt; lOOOl. sh. 2501. pd 375 ---" tend 30/ bs. 2,271 225. percent. European Li,: 2O/. sh. all pd 22 20,000 2s. Ditto, New 2O/. sh. 21. pct 11 1,000,000/. 71. per ct Globe Stock 1461 20,000 51. Guardian lOO/. sh. :Nil pd 35; 40,000 6s. 6d. Hope 50/. sh. 51. pd M 2,400 5/. 7s. 6d. Imperial Fire 500/ sh. 50/. pd 130 7,500 9s. Imperial Lile 100/. sh. 10/. pd 101 13,459 41. percent. Indemnity Marine pot. sh. 81. pa 23 2,020 31 108 Kent Fire 53/. eh. all pd 82 31. Ditto Life s 79 10, 0 00 Itis, Law Life 100/. sh. 10/. pd 3a 5 151) 10s. London, Fir.. '251 A. 121. 10s. pd 10 3,9150 10s. London, Ship 0 5i sh. 121. 10s. pd 11/ 1, 0 00,0001. ... ..... Minerva Life 100/. sh. 3 3 ,0 ,1 0 2/. per cent. Palladium Lite 50/. sh. 21. pd 2/ 9( Od 50,003 4/. per cent. Protestor Fire 0 0/. sh. 2/. pd :6,0d 0.500 I& Provident Idle lOO/. sh. 101. pd 20 100,000 ss. Bock Life 0 01. sh. I/. pd 6/ 639,220/ 5/. per cent. Royal Exchange Stcy•k... 2251 6 , 0 00 5 per cent. University Life lOO/. sh. 5/. pd 51 50,000 4 per cent. United Kingdom Life 1004 sh. 51. pd 71 JOINT STUCK BANKS 75,000 8 per cent. A gric. and Comm. of Ireland 25/. sh. 10/. pd 5,000 A ustrala , i3 4O/. sh. 401. pd 67j 10 , 11 0 10 per cent. Bank of Bi r mingham 5ll. sh. 101, pd 13 .0,000 10 per cent. Birmingham Bank 5O/. sh. 5/. pd 16 3 1 ,000 5 per cent. London and Westminster...loo/ sh. 20/, pd 23 60,003 5/. London Joint Stock 5 1 1/. sh. 101. pd 13 .3,000 4 per cent. Lancaster 1001.8 h. 201. pd 31 25,000 Liverpool 1001 sli. 10/. pd ' -. 2 100,000 71 per cent Manchester and Liverpool} 50/. sh. 151 pd 2 District 20,000 7 per cent. Manchester 100/.sh. 251 pd 5 20,000 Provincial Bank of Ireland lOU sh. 25/. psi , 50,1-00 National Bank of Ireland 5, 1/. sh. 174/. pi 10,000 5 per cent. National Pinivincial Eng. lOOl. sh. 351. pi 19,000 Gloucestershire 5Ol. sh. 1(1/. pd 6,000 lOper cent. Hampshire 50/. sh. 5/. pd GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. 2,500 I/ 03 Od Bath 2Ol. sh. 16/. pd 5,000 British 4O/. sh. 16/. pd voo r5/..percenti Ditto Provincial 201. sh. 19 pd /. nd Bs. Os. 92S 51 10e Birmingham 5O/. sh. 1,250 21 Os Bristol 1,500 3/ 10s Brighton 2Ol. sh. 750 31 lOs Ditto, New 2Ol. sh. 18/. pd 2,471 41 per cent. Brighton Genera', 201. sh. all rid 1,000 5/, Continental Consolidated 1,000 10/. City of London ................1001. sh. all pd 1,001) 61. Ditto, New 1,000 41.10 x. Equitable ... 'o/. pd 10,000 21 per cent. Imperial 800 5/. per cent. Isle of Thanet 25/. sh, '2O/. pi 2,350 6/. per cont. Independent '3o/. sh. all pd 9,000 31. per cent. Phamix .... 50/. sit. :39/. psi 1,000 4/. per cent. Mitchell.... ... - 100!. Bh. 80/. pd 4,000 South Metropolitan 5O!. sh. 19/. pd 9,200 5/. per cent. United General 5O/. sh. 46/.0 210 5/. per cent. Warwick 50!. sh. 400 51. per cent Wakefield 251. sh. 2,000 3/, Westminster Chartered ... .. 5O/ sh . 6,000 12s, Ditto New 860 Yarmouth 2O/. sh. 1411. pd WATER WORKS. 1,800 9s. Birmingham 251. sh. 25/. pd 1,434 6/. East London lOO/. sh. 5,500 21 10s Grand Junction ....A'verage 41/ 13s. 4d. sh. 2,000 '2l. Kent 100 Lsh. 379 101, Liverpool Bootle 2201. sh. 1,500 2/ lOs New River London Bridge WaterAnnui ties 6,486 1/ 15s Manchester and Salford lOOl. sh. 1,000 4 per cent. South London 1001. sh. 8,294 41. West Middlesex ....Average 6:31. 12s. 9d. sh. 1.360 11 148 York Building Co. Lessee Prop 100/. sh. IRON RAILWAYS. 0,300 Birmingham and Derby 50/. pd 9,5 1 50 Birmingham and Gloucester 15,000 Bristol and Exeter 1110/. sh. 10 pd 660 Calcutta and Satigur 5Ol. sh. 21. pd 7,500 Cheltenham and G.Western 1001. sh. 20/. 3,001) Clarence lOO/. sh. 100/ pd 12,000 8,000 60,000 . ..... ... Eastern Counties 25!. sh. 10/ psi Grand Junction 1001. sh. 95/. pd Great North of England 30/. pd 5,000 Great Western lOO/. sh. 654 pd 2,000 ... ...... Hartlepool 100/. sh. 1001. pd 8,000 . ..... ... Hull and Selby 501. sh. 204 pi 10,006 Leeds and Manchester 1001. sh. 5/. pi 2,100 3/. per cent. Leeds and Selhy 100 sh. 1,500 11.55. Leicester and Swannington -.510. sh. all pd 5,100 10 percent. Liverpool and Manchester-10U sh. 100/. pi 10 per cent. Ditto Quarter Shares 251. pd 36,000 .. London and Brighton 5O/. sh. 141 pd 12,0110 London and Blackwall 5Ol. sh. 31. pd t 0,000 3 per cent. London and Greenwich . ...... 20/. sh, 20/. pd 25,000 London and Birmingham ...100/. sh. 90/. pd Ditto Quarter Shares 5/. pd London and Southampton-40/. sh. 50!. pd Ditto ditto New 14,000 ......... London and Croydon Trunk 20/. sh. 20/. pd 6,000 Ditto New Scrip l2ll. pd 12,000 London Grand Junction 50/. sh. 51. pd 13,000 Manchester and Leeds lOO/. sh. 501. pd 10,000 Manchester and Birmingham 70/.sh, 10/. pd North Midland 1001. sh. 55/. pd Northe-n and Eastern 1001. sh. 151. pd 2,600 Preston and Wyre 50/. sh. 30/. pd 28,000 South Eastern and Dover 9/. pd 1,0011 10/. per cent. Stockton and Darlington lOO/. sh. 9,000 1,400 Westminster and Greenwich 50!. sh. 2/. pd 6,000 York and North Midland ...50 . sh. 12/. pd MINES. Albion Copper M. sh. 341. pd 4 , 000 11. ss. A lten 151. sh. 121. lOs pd 10,000 Anglo Mexican, iss. 5/. pm....100L sh. all pd Date Subscription 2251. po 2,000 101, I 3 olanos l5O/. sh all pd 10,000 11. lOs Brazilian Imp. iss. 51. pm .351. oh. 20/. pd 6,000 hlacaubas & Cocaes United 251. sh. 2 , 1. pd 11,000 ... .... Ditto St. John Del Rey 201. sh. 111. pd 10,000 Bolivar Copper Company 201. sh. 20/. Pd 10,000 ........4 Ditto Scrip 10/. sh. 10/. p 4 20,000 British Iron . 501. sh. 50/ pd 6,000 British Copper 5/. sh. 41!. pd Cata Branca,... 9/. I d Ca n donga 7B/. pd 10,000 11 C o pi apo 201. sh, 13/. pil 8,500 ... Columbian, iss. 5/. pm. 2,850 3! English 12/ ICs. pd 20,000 6,155 • Mexican Company 100/. sh. 551/. pi :3,000 Polberou Consols._ lOl. sh. 81. pd 11,500 Real del Monte, Unregistered Ditto Loan Notes l5O/. pd 1 30,000 United Mexican, iss. 2pm ....401. sh. all pd Dan. Scrip Ditto New Scrip 5/ pd West Cork 50! . sh. 50/. pd : LITERARY INSTITUTIONS. 1,000 London, with Bronze Ticket 75gs. sh. 2 London University 100/. sh. all pd 2 11 710 .... ..... Russell 0 5 s. sh. , King' College 100/. pd 2( MISCELLANEOUS. 10,000 15 8 , Australian A gr i cu lt ural....loo/. sh. 2011. pd 4f 6000 4/. per cent. British American Land Company.,, 23/. pd 11 10,000 61 per cent. Canada Company 100/. sh. 30/. ixl 29 200,000 51. per cent. Upper Canada Loan ls) City Bonds, 4 per cent IOU. 20,000 1/. ( i s. General Steam Navigati on ~.151. s h . 1 4/. pd 22 , 101. per cent. Hudson's Bay Stock 2,000 11. London Coin. Sale R ooms Av. 751. sh. 19 8,000 Caoutchouc Company - 1244 pd 12 500,000/. New Brunswick L an d Company ... : ) ±5 5 0 3 /. :P pd d 21 2,754 5/. Per cent. Reversionary I Merest 50c...100L sh. 100/. ixl 134 2,633 51. per cent. Ditto New ..................... lON. sh. 75/. pi 96 'I n a pes Tunnel .. . ............... 50/. eh , all pd 81 ,1100 6 8. Van Die.neWs Land ............ 1001. sh. 174 pd 12 10,000 ...___________ 20,000 7i 196 114 304 '2O Nit 240- LIST OF SCO7'TISH---COMPANIES' PRICES, NOV. 1, 1838. BANKS. . , „,„ , ,,, y. 61. p. et. Bank o 1 S cotland....., 83/. 6 Bd. Ali all pd 193/. I , T.,l! ), '"' oxi. 51 p. ct. It , yal of Scotland lOOl. sh. all lid 11;21. 2 M . 0 4 ,/. a p. ct. British Linen Company 1001. sh. all pd 240/. .. :L,‘ ),ooel. 61. p. ct. Commercial .................. 5001. sh. 100/. pc/ 1761. W..u..t,,,, mot. ~, m . Notional ..................... ...100/.sh. 101. pd 163/. ( ;, ,00 0/ . 61. p. ct. Glasgow Union ..... . ......... 250/. sh. 501. pd 85/. 4,000,004 4p. ct. Western of Scotland 2001. sh 40/. pd 59/. INSUItANCE COMPANIES. 250.0005 h. 63 0. ct. Scottish Union 20/. oh. 1/, pd 30s 7,500 ni p. ct. Hercules... .... , .... , ..... 100/. sh. 10/. pd 14/. 0, i „„ 000 sp. et. Insurance Co. o ' f S cotland ....101. oh; all pd 9/. 10s. s; i 0 00 6p. ct. North British 200/. oh. 101. pd 19 . i : 000 sp. ct. Caledonian Fire • 100/. sh. 104 pd 20/. moo 6p. ct. Edinbu rg h Life 100/. sh. 10/. 08 14/ 0s 100,000 4P. ct. West o f S cotland 10!. pd 7/ Os 10s MISCELLANEOUS. 4,810 ... ..... Edin. and Glas. Un. Cana1...501. oh. all pd 10/. Ditto Al located.... .-. . -.....901. sh. all pd 501. 5,400 5 per cent. Edinb. Joint Stock W . atcr....25/. oh. all pd Carron Iron Company 250/. oh. all pd 441, o ,ooosh 15 per cent. Shotts Iron Foundery 50/. sh 4 5 4 pd 52/, "10,060 3 per cent. Edinburgh & Leith Glass 2Ol. sh. /61. pd 91 4,500 10 per cent. Edinburgh Coal Gas 25/. sh. all pd 613 1. 4,450 10 per cent. Glasgow G as 254 sh. all pd 56/, 750 173 per cent. Leith Coal Gas 20/. sh, all pd 50/. 1,21X1 Edinburvi and D a lk e ith Kai 4ay...501. sti 3112. 3 .001 5 Der cent. Equitable . Loan Company 151. sh. pa Pl. IU. IN THE MATTER OF VOLLER. The insolvent in this case took the benefit of the Insol vent Debtor's Act, when his debts amountedto 4 471.145. Bd., and Mr. NICHOLLS to-day applied for one of his then cre ditors, who stated that Mr. Voller now had ten cabs, which he was profitably employing, and that he was n'w well able to pay his debts. This application was founded upon the 57th section of the 7th Geo. IV. The COURT granted a rule to show cause. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. 1011 140 151} 111 710 7:80 330 113 1071 104 1001 11 weeks past, and prices gave way 25., but since then the depression has recovered itself; at public sale 240 casks 200 barrels end bags, the principal part of which found buyers, Dominica good and fine ord at 94s a 293, Jamaica low mid 105 s a 106 s 6d, good mid 116 s, fine fine ord 101 s a 103 s, good and fine ord 93s 6d a 98s 6d, Berbice good mid I I ls, St. Lucia low mid 102 s a 102961, Demerara low mid 103 s 6d, good ord unclean 90s ; about 4,500 bags Ceylon were sold, at prices generally about 2a under those or the last auctions. About 2,000 bags are still held by the importers at a trifle above the prices offered ; bold good ordinary have fetched 95s to 95s 6d, nicked bold yellow 95s 6d to 975, ditto green 95s 6d to 97s 6d, colory fine ordinary 983 to 995, one lot pea berries 106 s. 740 bales Mocha have likewise been brought to the hammer ; of these only about 300 were sold, greenish cleanly garbled at 92a to 945, and yellow with a few blacks 98a. 2,055 bags St. Domingo at public sale on Tuesday sold briskly at 6d advance, good ord pale mixed brought 44s a 44s 64; but during the last two days the market has been quiet, and 160 bags St. Domingo at auction were bought in at 44s a 44s 6d for quality similar to that noted above. The private operations in Brazil since our last have been only 200 bags fine ord coloury at 48s per cwt. COCOA.—Although there has not been much life in the West India market this week, previous rates have been sup ported ; at auction 300 brls and bags have been partly dis posed of, good red Trinidad at 453 a 475, ord grey 40s, 74 bags African, for exportation only were taken in at 35s a 365. Foreign remain as last quoted. Faurr.--There has been a good deal of business doing in most descriptions ; in the quotations but little alteration has taken place. For Currants the prices are firmly maintained, 25 butts and 14 carotecls Patras damaged by sale sold at 72s to 765. Rust, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—For Rum there continues to be a steady demand, and prices Id above those of last week have been obtained for Jamaica, Leewards have maintained their former currency; of the former 200 puns have been sold, 30 a 32 per cent over proof at 5s Id ass 2d, 34 a 37 over 5s 3d a 5s 4d ; in the latter the purchases have been 150 puns, proofs at 33 4A, 3 a 5 per cent over proof at 3s 6d a 3s 7d, 8 over 3s 84d, 30 a 33 over 4s lld a ss, 34 a 36 over 5s Id ass2d ; only 30 puns have arrived since our last. For Brandy lower prices have not been submitted to, but the demand con tinues very limited ; Geneva has maintained previous rates, but the operations have been trivial ; at length th distillers have agreed to advance the price of Corn Spirits, and it is now fixed at lOs 6d, at which a good deal of business has been done. RICE.-For Bengal previous prices of 19s to 20s have been supported : at auction, 560 bags Java were bought in at 16s to 16s 6d for middling white but broken. Carolina, at 42s to 445. PROVISIONS.-India Mess Beef and Pork—rather lower prices have been accepted for the former, the latter is held for previous rates. Irish Butter—lower prices have not been accepted. Fine Friezland has brought 102 s to 104 s, and Kiel of superior quality 106 s to 108 s. Lard at ad vanced rates. Bacon—at lower prices there are no sellers. Cheese is taken sparingly, Foreign as well as English, and there is no disposition et inced on the part of holders to submit to lower rates. WooL.—The public sales of Colonial have terminated ; there was a fuller attendance of buyers than usual, although the quantity offered was only 3,232 bales, being near the close of the season. It will be seen by the following► quotations, that prices have advanced since the sales of October. Aus tralian Flocks Ist rate Combing 2s 4d a 2s 8;d; Ist rate clothing 2s 2d to 2s 7d, Ist rate scoured 2s 6)d to 3s 4d, 2d rate combing is 8d to 2s 3d, 2d rate clothing Is 9,1 to 2s 2d, 3d rate or ill-conditioned Is 3d to Is 9d, Lambs' supe rior 2s 1 d to 2s 01d, ditto fair 1 s 6d to 2s 2d, Pieces and Locks Is 2d a Is 7d; Unwashed is to is sd; Tasmanian superior combing 2s 2d a 2s Bd, good flocks Is 9d a 2s ld, 2d rate Is 7d a Is 10d, 34 rate and in bad state is 4d a Is 6d, unwashed 9d a Is, Lambs Is 6d a 2s sd, Cape superior quality Is 8d a 2s, fair Is 3d a Is 9d, inferior and in grease 9d a Is. OILS —Seal and Southern have maintained previous rates, but for Cod 32/ to 321 103 has been accepted, which is again lOs to 20s lower. Sperm has brought late rates. For Lin seed Oil on the spot the price has improved to 27s 6d ; for delivery in the middle part of next year several contracts have been entered into at from 28s 6d to 295. Rape at 6d to Is advance; sales of pale made at 43s 6d to 445, and of brown at 42s 6d. India Cocoa Nut at the ad vanced rates of 52s a 53s by private contract ; at auction 72 casks brought 51s a 535. Olive is held firmly. Palm—for small parcels 45s 6d a 46s has been obtained. TALLOW.- For P. Y. Candle on the spot, Soapmakers and Chandlers have been comp , lled to pay 595. for first quality. For delivery in the three first months of next year, 59s 3d ; and for October, November, and December, 52s is asked, but at which rates there are very few buyers. INDIGO. —The East India Market has become quiet. Buyers purchase cautiously, and it is now difficult to get, s2dals 3d per cwt advance on October prices. Spanish cannot be bought on easier terms. .PRCE OF BREAD The highest pri ce of Bread l n the Metropolis is 113 d. for the lib. Loaf, amd Bread may be had at lOid, PRICE OF Per New English Red Clovcr6o4. 84s. 984 014 Ditto Ditto Kew Foreign Ditto r6s. 803. 955. Old Ditto Ditto —4. 404. COs. New White Clover 60s. 80s. 904. 014 Ditto Ditto s 455.' 608 New Trefoil 2os. 255. 1103. Old Ditto —4. ISs. ‘22i. rrefoliiim 10s I Is. 13s, tenglish Carraway ...... CI& 46i. Foreign Ditto —s. 40s. 445. Coriander • —s 13%. 21s Rapeseed, EtaglOb One (per Las PRICES OF POTATOE York Reds (from vessel) Scotch Reds ditto Kidneys Shaws PRICES OF Per lb. d. to d. Crop tildes, 30 to 4011). each II ------ 50 60 l3 /8 dull Hides Butts, Vitriol - English l4 1. 3 6 Foreign Foreign Hides lO 12 Dressing Hides ---- Shaved 12 15 Best Stddlers Hides Hone Hides, English • If rounded 2d. SEEDS.—Dee. 21. Per Quarter. St. Foin 10s. 44s 48 • Rye Grass 2£ l l 35i. 40s s. nOs. 455. erteey Grass s• 433. 505. Lin Ditto, for crushing — • Ditto, for f s o o r w f i e ll e g d g —s 90s. 965. Canary 5 852 :: f st }3s is. —a. 38s. 425. Hemp Per Bushel 4s 64. . 04 Brown Ditto D M :Tares • t) 36/. 38 Foreign 34/. 361. i u t s to tard 1 15 1 1 . 04 (V. 21255:i: t O id d. AT SPITA LFIELDS 4/. Os. to 5/ Os. per ton. 41." ss. to .1/.15s ditto inos. to 51. Os. ditto „ • ., 2 . Iss. to 41- 3s. ditta LEATHER. Per 15 d. to d. Horse Hides, German ...... 10 21 Spanish ..... 12 24 CalfSkins,3o to 4Clb. (doz )• 14 18 40 50 ............•15 •,3 5 0 60 ............ •17 25 70 100 ............ .15 1 9 Skins,Seal ....... . ........... .. ... .. . 2 1 0 1 15 1 Kips ........................ 12 20 Basils .............. 6 I I ..................... Bellies ...... 6 8 ...................... Shoulders '7 1? o 4d. par lb. Mere. (From the London New Price Current of Friday Night.) SUGAR.—There has been an increased inactivity in the Brit ish Plantation Market this week, the demand has been almost exclusively confined to the Grocers, who have purchased ver, sparingly; the Refiners have, except in one or two instancesy refrained from purchasing, and the speculative demand has entirely ceased. Importers generally have refused to sub mit to lower prices, but in some instances a reduction ont former rates of is has been submitted to ; so trifling, how ever, have the private purchases been, not exceding 100 hhds, &c. daily, that it is impossible to quote prices accurately. public sale 253 hhds 33 trs 40 brls Barbadoes, and 320 hhds 3 trs 94 brls St. Lucia, have been brought forward ; the former were all sold, but they went off without spirit, good and fire qualities at 6d to Is decline; other kind maintained previous rates, fine brought 663 to 66s 6d, good 65s to 65s 6d, good mid 64s to 64s 6d, low mid and mid 62s to 63s 6d, ord 59s to 61s, one lot very inferior 56s 6d ; the latter was a very indifferent parcel, it was principally damaged and sold heavily Is under the general valuation for the low and mid descrip tions, whilst good and fine sorts brought former rates, ord to good brown went at Ms a 545, fair to mid yellow 55s a 58s, good and fine 61s a 655. This afternoon there was no improvement in the demand ; notwithstanding the unfavourable accounts received from Ja maica importers refuse to sell except at fully former prices ; the total purchases for the week are only 1,200 hhds and trs, the market is closed until the first Tuesday in the new year. The advices received from Jamaica this morning are not so favourable; the disinc!ination on the part of the Negroes to work was on the increase, which operated much against the making of Sugar, and it is apprehended that in conse quence there will be a falling off in the supply from that island during the ensuing year; the Governor has disolved the IlOuse of Assembly and called a new one. REFINED.—This market has participated in the dullness which has prevailed in West India; the Grocers have pur chased sparingly of all descriptions, taking only sufficient to supply their immediate wants, and in some instances rather lower prices have been accepted but not generally ; Lumps equal to the standard were sold at 755, rather under 72s a 735, and common 70s to 71s. For exportation there is still no demand, and the price of Double Crushed is uncertain. EAST INDlA.—Bengal has been in good demand, princi pally to supply the wants of the town grocers. and rather higher prices have been obtained for good and fine descriptions, other sorts brought previous rates, at public sale 5,400 bags 44 casks sold readily, the former fine white at 69s a 705, good 66: a 67s 6d, mid 64s a 655, low mid 635, damps 57s 6d a 68s (id ; washed, 56s a 65s ; low dry brown and yellow, 44s a 57s ; good middling and good yellow, 60s 6d a 65s ; the latter went at 44s a 44s 6d fur low brown drabs ; for Manilla there has been less inquiry, and the private purchases have been trivial since this day week, but importers demand full prices, and nothing of ordinary quality is to be purchased under 225. Siam is held for previous rates, but the purchases have been only to a limited extent. MAURITIUS.—The private transactions have been limited in brown as well as in yellow descriptions, only 600 bags have been brought to public sale (a very indifferent parcel), which sold Is under previous rates—low mid yellow went at 57s 6d, fine brown 51s, very ord 40s to 445. black 37s to 37s 6d ; but generally importers are not inclined to submit to lower prices. The deliveries continne large, and those of last week were 1 665 bags more than in 1837 during the same period : the stock is 24,933 bags larger than it was last year at this time : no auction is declared, and there has again been no arrival, but one or two cargoes of the new crop are supposed to he near at hand. FOREIGN.—As is in general the case at this time of the year, there arc very few orders here for flavannah or Brazil, and there being no speculative demand, the operations privately since our last have been limited; prices, however, continue firm. There has been a little inquiry after yellow Havannah, but the offers made are lower than importers are inclined to accept ; there are very few parcels offering for sak. There has been no arrival since last Friday. MOLASSES.—The transactions in West India have been limited ; fine arc held for 31s a 325, common and other de scriptions at 28s and upwards. TEA.—There has been no increase in the demand for Tea, buyers waiting for the public sales which take place in Janu ary, proprietors however refuse to sell under October prices ; the few common Congous offering for sale are held for Is 21d per lb, the deliveries since this day week have been 300.0001b5. COFFEE.—On Tuesday the British Plantation Market con tinued in the same dull state as we have noticed for some PRICE.; OF HOPS.—Dec. 21. Farnham Pockets (per cwt.) G Os. Si. Os. to 101. . 06 East K •iii Pockets.. 4 !us 5L 15- to 8" 51 ' Ditto 8ag5...... „, Mid • Kent Pockets • 3/. lss. 5/. ss. to 81. c'.. Ditto Bags 3/. 10s. 4z. 1 0 & to 71 • ‘., 7 5 . Sussex 3' 3 , „ 3/ 15, to 4'. P.". Yearlings Old Inds PRICE OF OIL. `-' 11.05. ' Rape Oil, brown, per ton, 414 lOs —Refined, 43'. Os.— Oil Linseed ,,, 11$ Linseed Oil Cake at the Mill, (1010, Hi. Os —Rape Cake, pe r ton, 0 PRICE OF TALLOW. SOAP, &c. per 1121 b. ... 0 ,4, fown Tallow 63s. lid. Yellow Soap .................. °. o e Yellow Russia .....1 (xi , White —s. Od. Curd lam. d Snap Ditto —s. Od. Graves .......................... _.,,,t Melting Stuff' 525. Od. Good Dregs ................... o°' Ditto Rough 34s Od. PRICE OF RAW FAT, per stone of 81b. 3 ,. 0 Price of Tallow (as stated by the Tallow Metter's) ........ . ......... P OF CANDLES. The price of good Store RICE Candles in Re the tail Shops is as 1.0 flows: u . l Candles, per dozen, B s . 6.1. ; i n f er i or , 7 s . 6d.—Moulds,l o t. Sixpence per dozen discount for cash. COAL MARKET.-Dec. 21. .. A. a. cl. rer i on Adair's y ! g ifette. ',.'', Baker's Main Ditto (reshipped) Bunton -'2 3 Walls End Helton ............... ."" 3 Hebburn Main 22 6 Walls End Lambnm ............ ,;', 3 Ord's Redhugh Pontop Windsor 2l 0 Walls End Stewart's .......... • 0 0 Picton Russell's High Main l9 6 Walls End Counden ............ -:', Canfield Moor 24 6 Walls End Gordon ...........••" , ; : i 11 Townley l9 6 Walls End South Mahon. , 21 $ West Hartley 22 6 Walls End Seymour Tees •••• 24 0 Vvylam 22 6 V , ails End Tees ..............•••• ii $ Walls End Gosforth 24 0 Blythe ....................... .. ........ ' l/ Wails End Heston 23 3 Cowpen .............................. . 0 ii_ Walls End Hotspur i t Walls End Killiiil;v ort - 1 6 Walls End Newrmich 22 f+ Nevill's Llanelly .............. .... 0 Todd's Bensham l9 0 Walls End Elgin ..... . ............ Ships armed since last marKer-da), 40 Per Ton. G LAST Is eans 50 5 5 36 47 ari 48 32 34 34 38 44 50 44 46 36 42 ' 40 36 40 38 42 36 42 44 36 46 38 40 41 36 50 )i 44 3ij :38 it 42 4 42 ..-- , ' ..... .0" . 0.0 ••• , ~... if 3 4 ( 31 ...- 1$ 40 26 , ... ... .... ••• - 76 6$ 74 68 78 36 34 36 36 44 , .... „ , 0 1, o COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURIN Ashburn Basingstoke Bath Bridgewater Bristol Chesterfield Derby Doncaster Dorchester Hunger ford Newbury Rotusey Shaftesbury Shepton Mallet Sherborne 40 45 28 33 29 35 •20 25 30 33 211 22 22 26 20 25 2.4 32 16 20 30 34 20 2S 30 31 24 28 30 10 2) 30 :JO 31) 36 20 22 25 31 22 26 36 22 21) - 3 6 - '24 30 38 20 50 31) 34 28 27 - 30 - 25 31) 36 20 25 28 34 21 26 fa i mton ••••••••••••••••••• Yarmouth Yeovil - 22 - 18 30 33 28 30 28 33 '2O 26 Per Bushel. s. d. s. old s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.I S. d. S. d. Shrewsbury .... 10 0 11 6, 46 49 30 421 00 00 WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.—Dee. 21. Wdeat, Red, Norfolk and Suitblk —s. 735. to 78s. fin' Lin. and Cam. Yorkshire 69s. —s. to 70s. 6 10 —AN hite ~ Foreign, Red —s sto —.4. fin' White —s. —s. to --S. nn' Barley, Norfolk and Suffi3lk -- Lincolnshire l4s. to 365. fins ----- Yorkshire Wold 34& to 3fis. 6in Foreign Beans, Small —a. to 405. fin' ---- Tick Oats, Potato 26s. to 28s. fine Poland —s. 265. to 295. 4 1 n 1 Friezland and Sins)! ~. l. to ;3d. .per 245. to 26. x. fi r '': Mealing Shelling 33s. to 35s Od. pet ; Malt —s. 395. fine 425. per '• Rapeseed BI RMINGII A M CORN MARKET, Dec. 20 Od, ts Wheat, 62 lb. Barley, imperial quarter 5 Dn. Grinding, 49 lb. Oats, 39 lb Old Beans, 661A1b l6 6 18 6 New ditto New White Boling Pease, 3 imp. bush. .... ....... Ditto Grey ditto SCOTCH MARKETS. _......--- - 1 0 / Wheat. Barley. Oats. /leans. 00 ns. ......,.....- 44 —"''- - 40 1° g/ Aberdeen 75 to 8e 26 to 1 8 20 to 25 -to .- 47 _,, Berwick 42 60 25 21) 17 2:3 30 ---...,. ....,- -, Coldstream 52 55 21 26 17 18 '27 ',,",,,, ....- -,, Cupar ,Fife) 4B 65 126 31 18 22 22 r , - Dundee 4B 98 30 33 20 25 30 31 ... .... Elgin ~ ,,3 4) Inverness 62 70 _ 2 i+ 32 25 26 32 a 2 ....- - Kelso . ...„ 59 60 2! 27 16 23 32 a'. 4 3 - '.., Kirkaldy Perth J. Tha size of the measure varies throughout the countrY• HADDINGL'ON CORN MARKET.-Dec. 21• . 00 . Wheat. I Barley. Oats. I Pease. f,,,, 0d First S4s Oct 45s Od 35s 0.4 49s Od 11 041 Second 74s Od : , 9s 02 n O, Od -s 0,1 7 .1,1 4 , 01 1 Third 6Bs Od 37s 6d 27s 04 I -s Od " Average. 3/. 14 , 4.1. B.l2tris. DALKEITH CORN MARKET.-Dec, 20 Bea°'" Wheat. Barley. i irits. rease. , 0 , 041 First 76s Od 43 i 011 32. 041 50s 04 ~' Os 01 Second 6Bs Od 37s (k 1 2is Od 413 s (Id Ol Third s9s Od 27: fid lOs 8d 38s Of EDINBURGH CORN MARKET.-Dec. 19 _, i ser e We had a large supply of all kinds of Grain to.day, an d the ea „,-- rather quick. Bean` d Wheat. Barley. Oats. Pease. 47, First BT.s.Ud. 45e Od. 37s 4d. 475. Od. 1 45 0 Second 7B 0 36 0 19 0 45 0 42 0 Third ISB 0 30 0 26 0 Average price of Wheat • PRCE OF NS, g .3 4 / c . .135 4 . 2 101 ' . Beef. per lb. ........ Os. l 4d. S to Os. 7dPROVISIO. Freshßutter, 1b.......5. 10 1 t° 4 0 ,, , 11 d• Mutton ...-..................... 0 4 0 7 Salt Ditto 010 04 ° Veal ........ 0 8 10 Ditto, per c55t........84. 0 - 0 Pork.-.....—....-.... 0 5 0 7 Eggs, per d 05...... ti 0 1 a Lamb, per qr. ...... 2 0 3 6 OatStraw(kp , .)..-12 0 16 7, fallow, cwt......... 14 0 46 0 Wheat Ditto .........10 0 13 ''; 2uartern Loaf.... U 95 0 . 10 Barley Ditto .........10 0 13 " Potatoes, 141 b. ........ 0 9 0 0 Hay, perst....-- 0 9 CP '" EDINLURGII MEAL MARKET.-Dec. IS. • the There was a middling supply of Oatmeal at this day's mari , et, a nd sales were rather heavy. e'er Sack of 2801 b. Imp. Per Stone 01 141 b. Imp. 0 Fust Oatmeal ',:£ 2 12 0 First Oatmeal . E,O 2 6 S,Torid ditto..._ 115r1eymea1............ ....... 116 0 Barleynseal . 02 0 Peasenseal 1 15 0 Peasemeal t'ot Barley-No. I, per cwt. 124.-241. I 45.-.3d, 16 -4th,1 8 5. - I' earl, ge'. GLASGOW CORN MARKET.-Dec. 19. A moderate business doing in Grain; prices steady. 6. d. Wheat, per 240th. s. d. s. it Oats, per 2641 b. s• d• . 21,0 British, old 4lO toss 0 Irish ...................... 21 0 t 00 new 32 0 3S 0 British ................... ta 0 Canada, free 3B 0 42 0 Beans, per 2 601 b. a 24 8 Irish Barley, per 3201 b Scottish ................. 2 0 u 1 50 English 3l 0 3.3 0 Pease, Scottish ...... 2 30 r 2 0 Scottish .4 0 °9 0 31 0 Oatmeal, per 1401 b.••• '',, 0 70 0 Irish Per Stone of 141 b. Imp . 0 First Oatmeal Li' 1 a Second ditto Barleyriseal V 2 ' n Peasemeal o 2„„" ,145.--13 d, 16 —4th, 16s.—Pearl , lIA RKET.—Dec. le. in Grain ; prices steady. tl• ats, per '2641b. 6. d. ~ 1ri5h.......... 21 0 tolO t i British .................. Beans, per t . :601b. a 2 4 6 English ................ 23- i i (4 Scottish ................. 2 0 0 :,b 0 Pease, Scottish ...... 2 3 0 r 2 0 Flour, per Min .ateal, er 1401 b.... GO 0 71" .... :9 0 ~ 0 p .. CORNWALL MARKETS. (Calculated at 24 gallons to the bushel.) Wheat. -------Tl Barley. ata. A ......„.................. oi tO " oa. d. to c. d. s. d. to s. d. s' 0 l a " 0 Truro.... ....... - 0 Hebtone St. Austell 0 25 6 0 9 6 —' ,-,'" 8 " 0 Bodmln 0 2t 6 0 9 6 '„ 7 Liskeard 0 22 0 0 9 6 — o u 0 ° Launceston 0 24 (1 0 9 0 n 8 Camel ford 2l 0 21 0— 0 10 0 7 N 0 ° Petit:lnce. 24 0 26 0 0 11 0 - MINING INTELLIGENCE. Tons — c w• ii 0 Quantity of Copper Ore sold 1,634 91 Quantity of fine Copper 1361 Average Produce Br o d . Amount of Sale. 11.123'. 19, lid,—Average Standard lA/. 54 ' .......° Quantity of Copper Quantity of fine Cc Average Produce. Amount of Sa!e, 19A. vcra&e Standard. Y NrOlt SILVER TEA SERVICES.—A. B. k AND SONS, Manufacturing-Silversmiths, No. 14 p. — O -I f . the London, (opposite the Bank of England,) submit the ref The following SILVER TEA and COFFEE SERVICE S ' c o ffee' Cottage Pattern is plain, standi ng on s h e ll f ee t, the Teaen‘' tor n . pots with a flower or namen t on th e lid s . Th e King' s /tither ° richly embossed with flowers and scrolls. The shape of new and elegant. COTTAGE PATTERN. X. s. Strong Silver Tea-pot 12 0 Ditto St4ar Basin 6 16 Ditto Milk Ewer 4 10 Ditto Coffee-pot l5 0 PAKING'S KING'S T t TER ..I / 7 2 : r. no d' d. 0 Strong Silver Tea-PO-....„ 1 7 ... . .„ 10 0 O Ditto sugarßas i— , 5 10 n O Ditto Cream Evi e ' ls 0 " O Ditto Coffee-PoL" ......" ...-- ~ s o 0 ,_". Complete £3B 6 0 Complete'''''' mai be A variety of upwards of fifty Tea and Coffee Services rcie o f seen in the Show Rooms, where may be selected every a h ' i l et , of silver requisite for the side-board or plate-chest. PonP prices, with sketches of the various articles, gratis. 1 01. A. B. Sa vor y an d S ons , N o . 14, C orn hill, London, opPo s e Bank of England. EIGHT-DAY CLOC K . j ,o strike the H ours an d H a lf-h ours , Fi ve G u ineas each. T hre s in elegant cases , a b ou t 7i i nc h es hi g h. su it a ble either to standY bracket or mantel-piece, and are Warranted, at 'l'. nhC°Londoo VOItY'S, Working Goldsmith, &c. &c., 47, (Seven Doors from Gracechurch-street) N.B.—A pamphl e t con t a i n i ng drawings a iled list of th e and Clocks ks &c may be prices of Silver Plate, Pl a t e d G oo d s , W a t c hes, det' " pa id applicatio n • had gratis, or will b e f orwar d e d i n answer t o a BIRTB S. Samue l H ar per, On the 21st inst., at L ower N crwoo d, M rs. of a Kon. On the 21st inst., the wife of Dr. Rowland, Queen-square, On the 21st inst., at Dorset-place, Bloomsbury, of a daughter. wife of George John Forster, of a daughter. ofa son. At Clapham, on the 20th inst , Mrs. R. B. Beddome, , „ Dorset -square, the o'l On the 19th inst., at Waltham . Rectory, Leicestershire, the Au/ of the Rev. G. E. Gillett, of a daughter. L a ke, On the 19th inst., in Mecklenburgh-square, Mrs. Henry of a son. _________---' MA RR lED. 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